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Wade Bendfeld and wife Lisa at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed association for hops growers.

It’s tiny now, but fledgling hops sector is taking flight

By Alexis Kienlen December 15, 2017

There’s no doubt that the craft brewing industry in Alberta is hot — and that’s sparking a mini-boom in growing hops. “We know of 12 producers in Alberta, but that does not account for farmers who haven’t engaged with us,” said Wade Bendfeld, president of the Alberta Hop Producers Association, which was formed in March […] Read more

Fresh hops can fetch $8 a pound, but only have a shelf life of about 24 hours before they must be dried.

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Demand is there, but jumping into hops isn’t easy

By Staff December 15, 2017

If you’re wondering if hops might be something you’d like to try, Ontario’s Ag Ministry’s website has a powerpoint primer called Local Hops: A brewing industry. Even though the presentation is barely a year old, Alberta doesn’t even make the list of hops-growing provinces. The owners of Northern Girls Hops west of Edmonton actually started […] Read more

Katie Kingdon, manager of Tamarack Jack’s, talks about the products being brewed at Alberta’s newest meadery.

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Alberta’s newest meadery takes a different approach

By Alexis Kienlen September 22, 2017

Alberta’s newest meadery is doing things a little differently. Along with a traditional honey wine, Tamarack Jack’s Honey and Meadery also produces a variation that might tempt those who prefer a brewskie to the so-called ‘drink of the gods.’ “We are a small apiary turned into a meadery just recently,” Katie Kingdon, manager of the […] Read more

Brothers-in-law Spencer Peterson (l), and Randy Adams have started small with one acre of hops, but they plan to grow up to 10 acres  within three years.

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Hop in: Growing craft brewery market drives demand for local hops

The startup costs are significant, but demand for Alberta-grown hops is growing fast,  and there’s money to be made for enterprising producers

By Jennifer Blair July 4, 2017

A visit to an old grape orchard in the heart of B.C. wine country last summer has inspired two southern Alberta producers to try their hands at a different kind of viny crop — hops. “That was really the seed that started it all,” said Randy Adams, who owns and operates Pair O’ Dice Hops […] Read more

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It’s tiny now, but fledgling hops sector is taking flight

Demand is there, but jumping into hops isn’t easy

Alberta’s newest meadery takes a different approach

Hop in: Growing craft brewery market drives demand for local hops

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